LATE 19TH CENTURY
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FOUR IVORY OKIMONO
late 19th Century
The first of a karako seated with a drum, holding two spinning tops on a tray, details on the drum in dark horn, signed Fujimaki, 5.1cm. high; a rat catcher trying to catch a rat hiding in a rolled up straw mat, signed Seiyo, 7cm. wide; an old woman cooking a turban shell on hot coals and holding a fan, signed Shizumasa, (shells loose), 7cm. high; and a seated man sharpening his axe on a mill, signed Seiyo, 6.2cm. wide (4)
late 19th Century
The first of a karako seated with a drum, holding two spinning tops on a tray, details on the drum in dark horn, signed Fujimaki, 5.1cm. high; a rat catcher trying to catch a rat hiding in a rolled up straw mat, signed Seiyo, 7cm. wide; an old woman cooking a turban shell on hot coals and holding a fan, signed Shizumasa, (shells loose), 7cm. high; and a seated man sharpening his axe on a mill, signed Seiyo, 6.2cm. wide (4)